Police chase suspect now in Webster County jail

2:13 PM,
Oct. 22, 2013

Written by

Rance Burger
RBURGER@NEWS-LEADER.COM

It may be a while before a man who led Christian County sheriff's deputies on a high-speed pursuit into Springfield faces charges in Christian County. Travis J. Howard, 32, of Ozark, faces six felony charges and one misdemeanor charge for two separate incidents.

Howard is being held on a $50,000 bond in the Webster County jail following an arrest on Oct. 9, when Webster County deputies arrested Howard while he was bonded out of the Christian County jail awaiting trial.

A Webster County Sheriff's Office employee confirmed that Howard was in custody in Marshfield awaiting a hearing on charges ...